The College Football Playoff committee’s job used to be to select the four best teams for the bracket. No automatic bids, although conference championship games provided a useful data point. Then came ...

Don't let the calendar fool you. As we hit the mid-December mark in the NBA, the sample size is getting too big to ignore. The pretenders are fading, the contenders are separating, and the anomalies ...

The NBA Cup title game matchup is finally set. In the semifinals Saturday night, the Knicks took down the Magic 132–120 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas behind 40 points from Jalen Brunson. A few hours ...

Entering Week 15, no team in the NFL had clinched a playoff spot. However, that changed on Sunday. The Broncos and Rams secured playoff berths following their respective victories, keeping them in the ...

It's crunch time at the 2025 NCAA volleyball tournament, with only 16 teams remaining heading into the regional round. Stakes are getting higher and higher as programs narrow their sights on Kansas ...

The College Football Playoff is back. 2024 marked the first time that the playoff field expanded to 12 teams, and there were some tweaks for the 2025 season. The top-four seeds in the playoff going to ...

The 2025 NFL season has been one of the league's most unpredictable to date, and the league's projected playoff bracket reflects that. Many of the preseason Super Bowl favorites – notably the ...

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The first two teams have cashed their tickets to the NFL postseason by way of key Week 15 victories. The Los Angeles Rams knocked off the Detroit Lions to remain the top seed in the NFC while Bo Nix ...

The Broncos and Rams became the first two teams to clinch playoff berths on Sunday, and they have the inside track to the No. 1 seeds in the AFC and NFC. Here’s how the NFL playoff picture looks after ...

There was no shortage of drama surrounding this year's College Football Playoff (CFP) selection. The CFP committee didn't make many controversial choices, but a couple of decisions have been hotly ...

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